Olive Green Inks! Fountain Pen Ink Comparison No. 3 | Finding the Perfect Ink for My Kaweco Sport!

[@theartesana]

What a beautiful way to swatch your inks!❣️✨

[@lianelikes]

Thank you so much!

[@hannahzechariah5062]

Love the spectrum of olive green these represent. I rediscovered diamine safari from my collection recently, it is cool to see how it compares

[@lianelikes]

Thanks Hannah, it is helpful to see these greens side by side. I'm excited to give Diamine Safari a try!

[@bSidesTheRoadTaken]

I love the creative ways you do ink swatches ❤️

[@lianelikes]

Thanks so much, Carla! It’s a fun way to play with inks. :)

[@BooknBroom]

I am so enjoying your channel. Watching you swatch ink is so soothing and relaxing. I am just starting my journey into inks and your content is helping me think of things I want to try. New sub here and happily enjoying all your content.

[@lianelikes]

Thanks for subbing!

[@HomerIncognito]

You thank for watching, I thank for swatching! This was a really well done video, it showed the ink colors exceptionally well.

[@lianelikes]

Appreciate the comment!!!

[@xerxiusmaximus]

amazing comparison of one of my favorite favorites... that being olive green of greens.... Love the selection for this. My all-time is the R&K... always have a few pens in my collection filled with it... I recently purchased Sailor's Shikiori Waka-uguisu... love this... definitely one to look out for, if you hadn't already. But again, loving your content. Just so relaxing, love the engagement and that X-factor only you can bring. Please stay safe. Happy New Year. Xerxius Maximus

[@lianelikes]

Thank you! I love all of the Sailor Shikiori greens. I just ordered tokiwamatsu and tempted to get rikyucha too! The green you mentioned sounds amazing, I need to try it out, thanks for the rec!

[@Atalinay]

appreciate the close ups in the natural light! I've been wanting an olive ink for a while. I think I'll get some samples of Path and Alt Goldgrun :)

[@SpacemanTheo]

This is by far the best ink searching I've ever seen! Your technique brings out the full scoop the ink properties within reason (I find swaps with qtips to be too much) and very aesthetically pleasing. I do believe the term you're looking for with the 'duel colors) is chorma-shading and something I absolutely love (I'll be getting a bottle of Roberts after winter).

[@lianelikes]

Theo, wow, that is so encouraging to hear! It is so much fun swatching with the cup, I enjoy making these videos! Thank you for that, chroma-shading is probably the more accurate term.

[@a.o9656]

I'm watching all your videos on and off as I'm working and studying today. It's making me want to play with my inks and pens. Sad I don't have the time today. You're making it look so fun.

[@lianelikes]

Thanks, A O! Good luck with your studies and work. The juggle to manage so many responsibilities is real!

[@sandrapawula4109]

Love your ink comparison videos! Thank you.

[@lianelikes]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@MidlifeByKirstin]

Lovely! My favorite olive green is Diamine Classic Green. It goes perfectly with my Kaweco Sport Dark Olive and is a very well behaved ink.

[@lianelikes]

Diamine classic green! I haven’t tried that one, will have to get a sample!

[@Rgc571]

My favorite color group is green and I like all of these inks. Thank you for your videos, they are very enjoyable and helpful.

[@lianelikes]

Thank you, I also love the process of swatching these inks and I'm glad that you enjoy the videos! I've got several more ink comparison videos (I really bought way too many ink samples in the beginning!).

[@sarahcampbell3440]

Your ink comparison videos are my absolute favourite to watch right now. I’m looking forward to catching up viewing this one tomorrow when it’s day time herein the UK. I’m so curious to know what the metal round thing is you’re using for your ink swatches?

[@lianelikes]

Oh my goodness, Sarah, thanks for your comment! The metal round thing is a stainless steel container that I used to put hummus and peanut butter in for my kids' lunches. Now this is exclusively for ink swatching. :) You can surely find them on Amazon, they're fun to swatch with!

[@tspacefullstop4161]

Wow! YOur ink swatches are incredible. Unique take on how to get that shape, I've used a stencil but then you get the bleed through underneath. Vert Olive is my all time favourite green. There are few other greens I can recommend: Birmingham Pen Co - Lichen Watermark, Kentucky Bluegrass. Diamine's Green Umber. Colorverse's Brane, Crab Nebula and NGC1850 (glistening).

[@lianelikes]

Thanks for your comment and recs! I would love to try Birmingham inks and already drawn to lichen watermark and Kentucky bluegrass just by their names.

[@ZolaneG]

I love how you swatch your samples and olive greens are among my favorites! One I'm also considering trying based on recommendations is Robert Oster's Crocodile Green. Thank you so much for all the time you put into creating these wonderful videos!

[@lianelikes]

I’ve also heard great things about RO crocodile green, thanks for your support! Really motivates me to keep going on creating content.

[@coffeeandconcealerco949]

I just stumbled across your channel in my search of all things fountain pens and ink. I adore your ink comparison videos and watch this one apprehensively as olive greens are a favorite :) In fact, you inspired me to buy this Kaweco Sport WITH the gold clip.

[@lianelikes]

Thanks so much for your comment! Glad you got the Kaweco sport with the gold nib! Such a tasteful accessory, adds a refined flair to the writing experience!

[@ordinarynights1224]

I love olive greens too! It's really nice to see them all together for comparison. Out of that list I like Safari and Alt-Goldgrun, but one of my favourites that is not featured is Peter Moss from Ferris Wheel Press. Though honestly my preferred shade of olive green varies from day to day... 😆

[@lianelikes]

Oh, I will definitely have to give Peter Moss a try, have yet to try a Ferris Wheel Press ink!

[@SilverSeaOT7]

I second Peter Moss. I have ordered a sample on two different occasions. It is just a lovely peaceful olive green and flows beautifully in EF and F nibs. I really should just order a bottle.

[@marialuisagarabelli9235]

Beautiful demonstration and stylish!

[@lianelikes]

Thank you, Maria Luisa!

[@starbucksmocha88]

Olive greens are some of my favourite greens. I have pretty much added all the available tombow dual brush pens in these shades of green to my collection I'm obsessed 😅 My fountain pen ink collection is just a few samples so far, so there's so many out there to explore! 😍 These swatches are really helpful, thanks for this 👍

[@lianelikes]

I’m so glad these videos are helpful, I enjoy making them! And yes, there are so, so many inks out there to explore, and they’re all gorgeous!!!

[@QuirkyQuillify]

Ina ho is one of my favorite inks, I only have a sample, and I keep putting off buying the whole bottle, until it got discontinued and I couldn't get it anywhere. It was the saddest moment in my fountain pen journey. I am glad that you have a full bottle. Ina ho means rice grain---it represents the golden brownish rice field ready for harvest.

[@lianelikes]

Wait, really? Did Ina-ho just sell out? I heard they were getting discontinued, which prompted me to get a bottle of it (and tsukushi) about a month ago, didn't realize that it's not available anymore! I'm so sorry!

[@QuirkyQuillify]

@@lianelikes In my area, all the stores are sold out QQ. It got discontinued last November. I was on a fountain pen/ink hiatus, so I missed the opportunity to grab it. Good thing you got one~~~

[@caffeinatedxoctopus]

Goulet Pens has it in stock!

[@lianelikes]

@@caffeinatedxoctopus Good news, thanks for the update!!!

[@philipguest5850]

I went down this rabbit hole, spent lots of money and have no regrets! At first I thought I was looking for "my green", but, as this page and video show, variety suits greens better than uniformity, so I now have -sigh- a variety of pens with a variety of greens and browns in a variety of nibs, which makes a nice, natural background field for occasional highlights in orange, pink or violet.

[@lianelikes]

Absolutely! It’s impossible to find the “one” ink in each color family. Thanks for your comment!

[@ellengraves8146]

I just found your channel and I’m really enjoying your videos :)

[@lianelikes]

Thanks for your comment, makes my day!

[@mannagrynet]

I recently got some green samples, and my favourites ended up being Sailor Shikiori Waka-uguisu and Robert Oster Avocado, though Avocado is a bit too light in my drier/finer pens. Love your swatching videos, such a fun way to get circles and comparing the inks!

[@lianelikes]

Thanks Anna! I’ve only tried one shikiori ink and I have to say that I loved it! I will have to try waka-uguisu!

[@JustJennyHere]

I loved this. So beautiful.

[@beverlyb.322]

I love the way you do your swatches! I like olive greens also, and I guess the one I think would go best with your Kaweco Dark Olive Pen is the Olivine by Monteverde. I have that ink and really like it.

[@lianelikes]

Thanks, Beverly! I'm definitely going to give the Olivine a try in my Kaweco Sport in the very near future. :)

[@TheDormousesDesk]

I love how you do your swatches! I’ve never seen that technique before. So cool. Wearingeul is my favorite new ink brand. Colorverse a Psc = Alpha Piscium which denotes the brightest star in the constellation of Pisces. A Psc is the shorthand for that.

[@lianelikes]

Thanks for the lovely comment, and for such a great bit of info re: Colorverse a Psc! I had no idea!

[@ApaAbatar]

I’m really loving the Vert Olive. I think that would be my second ink. First is the Diamine Ancient Copper and I am in love with it. I just got into the hobby and I am hooked.

[@lianelikes]

Welcome to the club! It is a lovely hobby and I agree with you, I absolutely love Ancient Copper.

[@lisap3506]

This is beautiful and very helpful. Thank you!

[@SatieSatie]

Please, please, please do more ink swatches, I enjoyed them a lot. 🥰 Glad I found your channel, can't wait for more content.

[@lianelikes]

Glad you found my channel! I appreciate your support. :)

[@SatieSatie]

@@lianelikes Your way of creating the ink swatches is stunning and unique, I haven't seen anyone else doing it like that. Greetings from a fellow Korean ink & fountain pen enthusiast!🌷

[@lianelikes]

Hey, fellow Korean!!!!! 💗 Thanks again, I really enjoy creating the ink swatches and love that you are enjoying them too.

[@a.ddemyy]

OOh, the closeups!!! Beautiful shots! I think I would go with Wearingeul Path, RO Avocado, and Ina-ho, love them! Rikyu cha seems very interesting, not for a f pen tho, but for some really cool illustration!

[@lianelikes]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@Ava-wu4qp]

That Colorverse ink and Robert Oster Avocado really gives me cool eucalyptus vibes and The Sailor Rikyu-Cha looks absolutely gorgeous but might be too similar to some other colors I have

[@lianelikes]

Yes, that’s exactly it! Definitely eucalyptus!!!

[@-bluedog-]

Olive Green is one of those colours which can be seen very differently. If you look at some drops of very tasty actual Olive Oil, it looks like that of J. Herbin. If you look at a military vehicle (sometimes also referred to as "olive green"), it will be most likely very much darker into brown or almost black. And actual Olives can be anything from a broken yellow to a saturated brown-green or even sepia or black. One that was missed here was Graf von Faber Castell "Olive Green". They do not sell samples, but you could get a package of cardridges and cannibalise them for a swatch. No sheen, but a nice shader and a good, friendly looking writing ink.

[@lianelikes]

You’re absolutely right, olive green has such color variation that one might have to break it up into sub-categories for a thorough ink comparison! I will have to try Faber Castell’s olive green, great idea with using up an ink cartridge, I will always try lovely shading inks.

[@1boscolucas]

Other inks that have a tone very similar to olive green are the Noodler's inks. I like them a lot and I've use them in my journal, the colors are army green and sequoia green when you have the opportunity try a sample 😁

[@lianelikes]

I most definitely would love to try the Noodler's greens soon, thanks for the rec!

[@1boscolucas]

@@lianelikes You welcome. I'm gonna be happy watching the next video and see what you think of the inks, thanks for the reply. Greetings from Brazil, São Paulo, to you and your family 😉

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

I love Colorverse a Psc, R&K Alt Goldgrun and Robert Oster Avocado! I will have to try the Vert Olive and a Diamine Safari!

[@lianelikes]

Please give them a try and let me know what you think of them, the Vert Olive reminds me of the RO Chartreuse. I don't have that ink myself, just have seen them on others' videos (no doubt one of the videos was yours!).

[@soraya4957]

R&K Alt-Goldgrün looks much brighter in a pen, close to Vert Olive. It has a lot of shading and I like it bc of the unique color and the very pleasant flow of ink. R&K is a German brand and you get a lot of ink for a reasonable price over here. All the colors I tested so far were intense and on the wet side without sheen. I like the Monteverde Olivine!

[@greatlakescruiser5720]

New sub! Just wanted to say "Hi" and thanks for the content.

[@lianelikes]

Thanks for subbing!

[@cerealnana]

I'm going down the rabbit hole with your swatch videos! I love Alt Goldgrun and am now looking at Ina Ho. My other fave green, which isn't olive, is Robert Oster's Moss.

[@lianelikes]

Living in the PNW, I love all things moss. :) I'll have to check that ink out!

[@ZPD-doo-DAH]

I like Diamine's Classic Green, which is also an olive green.

[@lianelikes]

Just googled it and I LOVE this ink! I didn't expect all the sheening, I will definitely have to try a sample, or get a bottle of it!

[@pattif192]

My favorite color - nice!♡

[@lianelikes]

Thank you, Patti!

[@andrewtuck77]

Not sure if you've sorted them yet, trouble maker ink samples available on Ebay.

[@lianelikes]

Didn’t know samples were sold on eBay! Thanks for the rec!

[@impish22]

very helpful.. thanks

[@JessicaCEP]

I’m waiting for path…and might get safari!

[@lianelikes]

They’re lovely colors, aren’t they? You can’t go wrong with Safari!

[@myriamckayreed5028]

I don't remember which video I commented on last about the Colorverse Walk the Dog so I came here since it fits. :) I got the sample ready and I'm going to send you a Ferris Wheel Press Peter Moss sample too. It's more olive green than the other. I hope you like both of them!

[@lianelikes]

Myria, that is so kind of you, I can’t wait, thanks! I’ll be sure to credit you when I test out the inks!!!

[@myriamckayreed5028]

@@lianelikes I found a 3rd: Ferris Wheel Press Goose Poupon. It's got more yellow, but I think you'll like all three.

[@lianelikes]

@@myriamckayreed5028 I can't wait! THANK YOU!!!

[@myriamckayreed5028]

@@lianelikes They're in the mail! Estimated delivery Friday. AND I just got a new bottle in today called Robert Oster Tea Time (Endless Pens exclusive I think) and it is the prettiest olive green. If only it had gotten here earlier I would have included it because it is so pretty!

[@lianelikes]

Thank you SO MUCH, I look forward to the delivery! Let me know how you like tea time, enjoy!

[@anabello7]

Hi Liane! Another lovely video 😍 Do you ever go to the Seattle/Seattle-ish pen club meetings? The last time I went people were swapping inks/giving away ones they don't want anymore. I had my godmother send me several of the Troublemaker Inks. I've only found a handful of websites that stock them, and most of them are in Canada with crazy shipping requirements. I don't know anywhere that sells samples. Anyway, I'm happy to share, I just don't know how to get them to you?

[@anabello7]

I believe 3 Oysters is also a Korean brand (my fiance is Korean so I like to keep track too). Vanness carries 3 Oysters and Colorverse samples.

[@lianelikes]

Hi, thanks so much!!! I actually just joined the Seattle Pen Club and would love to meet you in person! Haven’t gone to a meeting yet but definitely trying to go to the next one!

[@anabello7]

@@lianelikes I've only been to one, and it was the "Seattle-ish" meeting in Redmond haha. I do want to make it out to the actual Seattle meeting someday, but getting to Seattle is a pain lol

[@lianelikes]

@@anabello7 I understand!!! The traffic is real!

[@anabello7]

@@lianelikes too true haha

[@sarahwilliams5280]

I love olive inks too. My faves so far are the R&K alt-goldgrun, Troublemaker kelp tea, FWP twinkling tea party, and Teranishi emotional olive. Do you know of an ink that's close to ina-ho? I missed out and now it's nowhere to be found 😓

[@lianelikes]

What timing and coincidence! I'm actually filming that as we speak and hope to have it out by Saturday!

[@sarahwilliams5280]

@@lianelikes Awesome! I can't wait. I appreciate your videos so much 💗

[@lianelikes]

I have a photo up on my IG with a sneak peek, check it out! Video will be up soon!

[@sarahwilliams5280]

@@lianelikes looks great! Very excited

[@michaeldevane5002]

Etsy usually has samples of Troublemaker inks. HelensCreationsNJ is a great source and very helpful.

[@lianelikes]

Wonderful, thank you!!

[@TheMryokogeri]

is the clip specific for kaweco sport ?

[@lianelikes]

Yes, it is!

[@felaine17]

Coulndt find the glass pen. Can you please put direct link?

[@lianelikes]

www.ebay.com/itm/133145966473?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=i8vgRTeIRnq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@lianelikes]

Looks like they only have the clear glass now…

[@stargazer1359]

BB nib in a Kaweco Sport is a good writer.

[@lianelikes]

Perfect, I am definitely going to get myself a BB nib! Just tried a Kaweco broad nib for the first time and it writes like butter.

[@stargazer1359]

@@lianelikes I have a black Guilloche, BB....Love the way it looks, nib is lovely. It's just not comfortable for me. Would be nice for it to find a good home. 😉🖋

[@marilyngardner4269]

Very nice ink overview. So pretty! I was also hopping on to say that the Kaweco BB is a really fun nib.